I may have stumbed on to a potential bug that occurs when a database that was synced to Dropbox is later deleted. I’m using the DTPO trial version (which, I am loving so far, fwiw) and have created - and deleted - several databases as I experiment with various features. I’ve also set up Dropbox syncing in accordance with the videos and tutorials, careful to promptly disable syncing the apps/DevonThink directory in the Dropbox selective sync preferences. The syncing itself appears to be working just fine and I’ve found no problems there.
But, after deleting one or more databases, I noticed that a Save dialogue popped up from time to time, prompting to save a deleted database. I later realized that it was popping up around the same time that the deleted database was previously set to sync. If I selected cancel, the save dialogue dissappeared, only to later reappear at the apparent next previously scheduled sync time. If I selected Save, the deleted database immediately reappeared back in DT.
First, I checked the DT sync preferences to make sure that the deleted database was not still there, which it wasn’t. Next, I looked in the Dropbox sync directory (apps/DEVONThink/databases) and saw that the database directories were still there. The database file names are encrypted, so I really could not tell which one was which, but by the count of directories, I saw that the total database directories in Dropbox matched the current plus deleted databases I had previously created. Lastly, I deselected the sync options for all existing databases and deleted all of the database files from Dropbox. The result appears to be that the DT still pops up with a save dialgue, this time prompting to save a database named “untitled.dtBase2”.
One last point is that this save popup has continued even after DT was closed and reopened. It has been going on for a couple of days now.
I suspect that there may be a bug in the sync process that does not disable syncing after a database is deleted. My layman’s guess is that DT is trying to save, or resync, the database on Dropbox, but prompts for a save when it finds the database is missing or deleted in DT.
I’ve already sent in a bug report with this information. If there is an option that I am missing here, please let me know.